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POSTGAME THE OKLAHOMAN NEWS0K.COM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2008 NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 62, NEBRASKA 28 MAN IN MOTION Sam Bradford (below), QB, OU: On a night he might have risen to the top of the Heisman watch, Bradford piled up more staggering stats. With a 48-yard scoring pass to Quentin Chaney, he passed Jason White for the most completions of 40 or more yards in school history with 30. Bradford also threw for five touchdowns, giving him six of OU's 11 five-touchdown games BACK IN IT HOT READ Dominique Franks (below), DB, OU: It was a read indeed when Franks recognized a screen pass on Nebraska's first play from scrimmage, jumping the route to pick off Huskers quarterback Joe Ganz and race 19 yards for a touchdown, giving OU a 14-0 lead just 2:37 into the game. ML jff Oklahoma running back Chris Brown, right, stiff -arms Nebraska's Matt O'Hanlon on Saturday in Norman.

The 62 points scored by the Soon-ers were the most Nebraska has ever allowed in the rivalry between the two teams. FE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN Big 12 South kv i i up iur yrdUb RACE IS ON OU, OSU WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BEAT RAIDERS TO REACH BIG 12 TITLE GAME Berry Tramel HORSECOLLAR'D Joe Ganz (below), QB, Nebraska: The Huskers quarterback was intercepted on two of Nebraska's first three series, as the Sooners jumped out to a 28-0 lead. Ganz had his string of three straight 300-yard passing days snapped and his early miscues helped sink the Huskers into an insurmountable hole. NORMAN From outside the Red Room came the roar. It came from down the hallway, from Sooner gladiators gathered around an equipment room, after their 62-28 dismantling of Nebraska.

Either from down the hallway or all the way from delirious fans in Lubbock, Texas. "We know who just scored," Bob Stoops said. Yep. His old pal Mike Leach. Texas Tech's stunning defeat of top-ranked OU fans stay to watch Texas Tech's 39-33 upset of No.

1 Texas after the Sooners' game against Nebraska. For the story on Texas-Texas Tech, see Page 4B. PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN Texas, earned with a last-play touchdown just as Stoops' post-game press conference ended Saturday night, restored SEE TRAMEL, PAGE 2B 4 quick scores trigger OU's blowout victory SOONER OUTBURST 62 POINTS MOST EVER FOR OU AGAINST NU 3 BIG 12 SOUTH TIEBREAKERS Texas' loss to Texas Tech throws the Big 12 South race into a free-for-all. Tech leads the South with a 5-0 record, followed by OU, Oklahoma State and Texas, all at 4-1. Texas is finished with the other three contenders, but the other three contenders haven't played each other at all.

OSU plays at Tech next Saturday, OU hosts Tech on Nov. 22 and OSU hosts OU on Nov. 29. The first tiebreaker is head-to-head results, so Texas has the edge on OU and OSU, but Tech has the edge on Texas. In the case of a three-way tie in which the three teams were 1-1 against the other tied teams, the determining factor is BCS rank.

That would seem to favor OU and OSU, since they lost earlier (both to Texas in October) and would have won two huge games (Tech and Bedlam) in November. BY BERRY TRAMEL fore 85,212 at Owen Field. The 62 points were the most scored by OU in the 96-year history of the Nebraska series. "We just came out firing," coach Bob Stoops said. "Couldn't have executed better in all parts of the game." On Nebraska's first play from scrimmage, Dominique Franks intercepted Joe Ganz for a 20 -yard touchdown to put OU up 14-0.

On the second play of the Huskers' next possession, OU's Auston English recovered a Dreu Young fumble, setting up another quick touchdown by the Sooner offense. Ganz was picked off again on the following Ne -braska drive, this time by Lendy Holmes, who returned the ball 26 yards to the Nebraska 9 -yard line. Sam Bradford found tight end Jermaine Gresh-am for a touchdown on the next play, giving OU a 28-0 lead with 9:27 remaining in the first quarter. "It was great," Stoops said. "I looked up at the clock and couldn't believe that's all the time that had gone by." BY JAKE TROTTER Staff Writer jtrotterc3opubco.com NORMAN After running five offensive plays, Nebraska trailed by four touchdowns.

Interception for score. Four-yard run. Fumble. Three -yard run. Interception.

Game over. Thanks to three early turnovers, Oklahoma jumped to a 28-0 lead in the first 6 minutes on the way to routing Nebraska 62-28 Saturday night be AUDIBLES "Anytime a top-10 team goes down, it always helps you out. But we have Texas next week so we can't look forward to anyone except them." OU wide receiver Quentin Chaney on Texas Tech's upset of Texas BY JOHN HELSLEY.